--- title: "University of Derby: UK sponsor licence status" canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-derby-derby-784892 register_status: active register_as_of: 2026-10-30 publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk) source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House --- # University of Derby: UK sponsor licence status > As of 30 October 2026, University of Derby (Companies House 03079282, Derby) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering 4 visa routes, including Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange and International Sportsperson, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House). ## Key facts - Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers - Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating) - Visa routes: Creative Worker; Government Authorised Exchange; International Sportsperson; Skilled Worker - First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier - Also known as: Buxton & Leek College; Buxton College; Leek College - Industry: Education - Town: Derby - Registered address: Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1GB - Companies House number: 03079282 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03079282) - Website: https://www.derby.ac.uk - Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily) - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-derby-derby-784892 ## Where this sponsor sits - One of 512 licensed sponsors in Derby: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/derby - One of 4,518 in Education: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/education - Among 1,572 Creative Worker sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/temporary-worker-creative ## Companies House changes since it joined the register 108 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first: - 3 Jul 2026: Director resigned: OLUWADARE, Samuel Ifeoluwa. Director change recorded on 3 Jul 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Jul 2026: Director resigned: ANSHIKA, Anshika. Director change recorded on 3 Jul 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Feb 2026: Secretary resigned: SETCHELL, Sarah Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 13 Feb 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 16 Jan 2026: Director resigned: GUYLER, Katie Ann. Director change recorded on 16 Jan 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 10 Oct 2025: Director resigned: LYNCH, Julia Nicola, Dr. Director change recorded on 10 Oct 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 24 Sep 2025: Director resigned: BENNETT, Carolyn Susan. Director change recorded on 24 Sep 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jul 2025: Director resigned: BOLTON, Simon Ronald. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jul 2025: New director appointed: OLUWADARE, Samuel Ifeoluwa. Director change recorded on 7 Jul 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 7 Jul 2025: New director appointed: ANSHIKA, Anshika. Director change recorded on 7 Jul 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 4 Jul 2025: Director resigned: LLOYD, Holly Louise. Director change recorded on 4 Jul 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 30 May 2025: Director resigned: PADMANABHAN, Pournami. Director change recorded on 30 May 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Apr 2025: Director resigned: BOLSHAW, Simone Seonite. Director change recorded on 3 Apr 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2025: New secretary appointed: SETCHELL, Sarah Jane. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jan 2025. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jan 2025: Secretary resigned: HUGHES, June Patricia. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Jan 2025. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 13 Sep 2024: Director resigned: STABLES, Hilary Jane. Director change recorded on 13 Sep 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 8 Jul 2024: New director appointed: PADMANABHAN, Pournami. Director change recorded on 8 Jul 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 5 Jul 2024: Director resigned: WHITE, Dominic Edwin. Director change recorded on 5 Jul 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 3 Jun 2024: Director resigned: ABIODUN-ADELEYE, Babayemi Olatunji. Director change recorded on 3 Jun 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 25 Apr 2024: New director appointed: GUYLER, Katie Ann. Director change recorded on 25 Apr 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 25 Mar 2024: Director resigned: ASHER, Patricia Dawn. Director change recorded on 25 Mar 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Dec 2023: Director resigned: STORER, Andrew James. Director change recorded on 1 Dec 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 1 Aug 2023: New director appointed: LYNCH, Julia Nicola, Dr. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2023. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jul 2023: Director resigned: TAYLOR, Stephen Jonathan. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jul 2023: Director resigned: SMITH, Stephen David. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - 31 Jul 2023: Director resigned: RICHARDS, Elisabeth Louise, Dr. Director change recorded on 31 Jul 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days. - + 83 earlier changes on the web page Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings. ## Sponsored jobs 1 live vacancy tracked for this employer (4 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name. - Technician in Civil Engineering · Derby · £30,577–£32,455 · live · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/h4GVpbbu3YP7JirLRmYslDbUQ6ruTRCcukxb8QbuLjg7l8pTM58FteBPJ2R4uJeiEBW9LTRfQbxru8lO7BjzmobisNnLW9w-1cCq-12HBr5_QLofVv2yUnoGWd7xz_EiqoXzyNCXyBUc6HWQs4gExP7KiqM2gkLLPDXF9nv94CLdm7jSXU_VrLw_VxsDq_BSPn1y2puEQOL8lrcNetvGrARf7bTwWutTkDzZ7ZzYRlE - AI, Computer Vision & Digital Twin Engineer (KTP Associate) · Derby · £36,600 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/LIvZP-QtHrIeXGPZGe8gDyGEBGnroTUxVrzmI9vicSng8pbTM-ZpyXgoYszVE90eZp8GH-E1otTamB188AnmhhszlWXod27HcPMVXJN9Oc71y9_JSP_rnWpkIh1xqC08QlgNRfsLANUmwnngT7YKSAH7Spt2A8TvnqydPGLbTeVTGljUJz9ockNW2SfuJh0fFbw6Xf6z97kaWwEgQoJr90Dt0tXc7ksB_1v-VAVacJ0 - Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean · Derby · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/vdMoZfM50BJfqljppySdDLTWG2YSaQBszhWwCMIg3jEhBItLzD2gg_5pcrv_vlPPuNJap9Vw_IH3xpMzjyL8MVXsACMX0cZtlleZ-kzLL89BK-bLu3evGCPLxiQHttzz03Caigk5v40Y4eHWUJQVJR5dFQ1-XgozNUbVk9qmSf2FKfmcoXQr0umUvH5P5YXeKPNOSkE670hS_yQE-5VXwKANTzp7fZYNhcl1ifmQLdg - Lecturer in Adult Nursing · Derby · £38,784–£46,049 · expired · https://jobviewtrack.com/v2/9fmz9tt8cP3dvLqDDNvs00ob4DmWQE5znosqkdZptZMvyIPrAz-7GSeK7TDmi9TSiPgrB_x9xLyJ3kuYdFVKjIIv2KPR_f9l87JVjNKLeNFIbn8GFrsFbK_5pm2qeVzkZZLQq3BN1sBuMbLv0ItGDuaymwKshJgocTH4HjIBS5CH06kf7w9xmfN4NdrGiSMgPMuZuNxIqAAki2B9LCDkbyH6xtx0m0AcmB0Xt6o8Vgs All listings: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/jobs?sponsorId=784892&employer=University%20of%20Derby A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer. ## Common questions about University of Derby ### Is University of Derby a licensed UK visa sponsor? Yes. University of Derby in Derby is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship. ### What visa routes can University of Derby sponsor? University of Derby is licensed for Creative Worker, Government Authorised Exchange, International Sportsperson and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)". ### Does University of Derby have any jobs open right now? We are currently tracking 1 live vacancy from University of Derby on UK job boards. Not every job offers sponsorship, so check the advert or ask the employer. ### Where is University of Derby based? The register lists University of Derby at Kedleston Road, Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 1GB. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else. ### How current is this information? This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 03079282. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK. ## About this data - Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status. - Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ - Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice. - "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date. - Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-derby-derby-784892 - This fact sheet: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/university-of-derby-derby-784892.md - Site overview for AI agents: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/llms.txt - Something wrong? Request a correction from the web page and the Borderless team will check it.